#myaus

polylight moms AU is a AU in which rumi isn't just raised by celine- she is raised by mi-yeong, celine and the third sunlight sister whom im calling her soo-mi. rumi's dad still die but he saved mi-yeong's life instead of whatever happened in the movie- this also forced celine to actually be better at parenting earlier than canon celine whom is willing to be better at parenting despite so late.

S1

carol and steve team up with jonathan to find tommy and will. tommy's dead, but they've fought monsters, so— well, they know what they went through. steve's full of guilt abt tommy. he and carol try to pretend and be normal.

nancy and barb are kept well out of things. steve and nancy break up after tommy disappeared, and she mainly keeps to herself along with barb.

S2

tommy's parents are still looking for him. they hire a private investigator and steve, carol and jonathan go to murray's. stonathan get murray'd. carol's conflicted bc she sees it as jonathan trying to replace tommy, and while she kinda knows he's not, she's still upset about it.

who does dustin go to for help, you ask? well, he tries jonathan, who isn't there, and instead finds robin, who had come to the byers' to find what she'd missed in class, since they sit next to each other.

dustin complains endlessly about robin not being able to drive. she gets involved because dustin's ranting about jonathan not being home and she thinks this random kid is acting shifty. he asks her if she knows anything about, uh, reptiles, and she does.

they go looking for dart together, and dustin has to fill her in slowly on bits without giving away the upside down element. it works until they run into max and lucas and then get surrounded by demodogs. robin fights them off with a crowbar.

steve, jonathan and carol are beyond confused to meet up with robin, but everything's already so crazy. what's one more.

steve and jonathan go off with will, joyce and hopper. robin and carol stay at the cabin with the rest of the kids. billy shows up looking for max, and robin tries to fight him when he threatens lucas. she, of course, gets her ass kicked, but billy doesn't stop when she loses consciousness.

carol doesn't know robin like that, wouldn't care, usually, but billy is twice her size and fuckin' scary, and she does not want to watch robin get killed, so she lunges at billy from behind and scratches at his face with her nails. this, too, isn't very effective, and billy hits her against the wall.

it does, however, give max the opportunity to drug billy, and the rest of the scene plays out the same. this leads to max still driving, just carol's car, and robin wakes up with her head in carol's lap.

robin: wh—

dustin: hey, bud! shhhh, don't move

robin: what—

carol, tense: buckley stay STILL

max: SHUT UP I'M DRIVING

robin: WH— CAROL, YOU LET HER DRIVE?

carol is beyond stressed. she's not gonna argue with a bunch of kids. robin starts yelling for max to pull over and carol's idly wondering if this is really what her life is now. (it is). the two of them end up in the tunnels with the party while steve helps jon etc.

S3

steve starts working at scoops with robin, but he doesn't remember her being there in s2, so robin's lowkey mad at him. dustin comes to robin instead of steve, but he knows steve was involved, too, and steve insists on being part of things, and things play out similarly from there.

robin and carol have a brief summer fling during this, since carol is leaving for college in the fall. carol clocks steve crushing on robin while he's also pining for jonathan, and this adds some tension between him and carol.

jonathan works at the papers with carol. they don't investigate like nancy did, but carol clocks billy being weird when she's at the pool, and when steve and robin disappear with dustin and erica they notice and know something's wrong.

S4

carol's gone off to college, not due to visit for another few days, so she's not there. the byers have moved to california still. steve and jonathan got together before the move, so they're both mopey. robin and carol have ended things on pretty good terms.

barb is vecna's first victim, and nancy freaks out. she's not a suspect until she seeks out a friend of theirs for help—fred—and he dies, the same way as barb. nancy freaks out again. she disappears, terrified. mike's already left for his trip, so he can't help.

nancy, entirely on edge, launches herself at robin, pinning her to the wall with a broken bottle at her neck. she recognises dustin and max, though, and steve, and it's such a weird assortment of people but she's having the weirdest few days anyway.

Wakko Warner (Animaniacs, canon) - big appetite, silliness, just wants to have fun, tendency to burst into song, has two other siblings, acts like a puppy (I don't really do this anymore but absolutely did as a kid) Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic character, canon) - enjoyment of chili dogs, just wants to chill and have fun, hates oppression, hands straight out behind back when running (used to do that all the time on the playground lol) Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic character, canon) - Deep loyalty to friends, "pssh that doesn't scare me!" (is scared), "I'm fine!" (grievously injured and probably needs to see a doctor like yesterday), when given a very important task will focus 100% on that task to the detriment of everything else Blossom Utonium (Powerpuff Girls character, canon) - is a planner, enjoys reading, has two other siblings, big expectations placed on them (mainly of their own making), anxiety, just doing their best Dib Membrane (Invader Zim character, canon) - is a planner, is not taken seriously even if the situation is, anxiety, likes to solve mysteries, larger than average cranium

Robo-N (OC, ex-sona) - Is pretty much a snapshot of me when I was like 14 years old personality-wise, what with being an ex-sona and all, so there's a lot in common there lol

Chester Sho (OC) - Worse vision in one eye (the left specifically), mental health issues, lost someone very dear to them, uses silliness to cope with The Horrors, deals with the existential dread by ignoring it, big appetite, creature-like tendencies, doesn't like getting splashed by or submerged in water

Trevor Faden (OC) - Worse vision in one eye (the left specifically), redhead, not a morning person, doesn't exactly like job but feels defined by it anyway and doesn't have much else going on in their life, has a condition from birth that the general public is uncomfortable with, pessimistic, falls back into bad habits when not doing well, likes to solve mysteries, likes strawberries

Climber (Castle of Nations/Endzone character, canon) - tendency to faun, fear of abandonment, anxiety, nervous stutter, likes to dance, very much does NOT want to be set on fire

ST1X-972 (OC) - Had a job that saw them as a number and chewed them up and spat them out, likes to sort things in aesthetically pleasing ways at the expense of functionality, hoarding tendencies, sees the potential in broken things, sentimentality for trash

Kilroy (John Talloway) (OC) - tries to deal with unfamiliar situations with excessive planning, often ends up having to just wing it when said plans fall apart, kinda just fell out of society as a whole for a while, followed a career path most people don't consider a real job, compulsive behavior, likes solving mysteries, enjoys reading, wants so badly to be cool but is just kind of a dork really

Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls character, canon, werecat AU) - tries to deal with unfamiliar situations with excessive planning, likes to solve mysteries, interest in cryptozoology, enjoys reading, has songs they simply just cannot hear without singing along to

Note (OC) - hates their job but takes it very seriously regardless, big expectations placed on them (mainly of their own making), "pssh that doesn't scare me!" (is visibly scared), easily flustered and embarrassed, easily upset by small inconveniences, impatient (ESPECIALLY when it comes to solving problems), lost someone very dear to them, plays/used to play the violin, just trying their best

Professor Sycamore (Pokemon XY character, Disguised Xerneas AU, Garchomp Fusion AU) - Wants to see the best in people but is conflicted about this due to being hurt before, loves animals and thinks there is something interesting and admirable about every species, has chosen kindness in situations they probably shouldn't have, lost someone very dear to them, likes sweet-flavored berries and drinks, likes salt

The Snatcher (A Hat in Time character, canon) - first relationship didn't work out (WAY worse for him than for me but yeah XD), enjoys reading, had big plans lined up for their life that COMPLETELY fell apart, takes rules and their wording very seriously, can get very grumpy and petty over minor inconveniences, doesn't like getting paint on them, talks a big game but consistently loses to someone less than half their age (playing literally any video game with my nephew, in my case XP), plays/has played the violin

Lukas (the Prince) (A Hat in Time fanon character, Weresnoodle AU) - first relationship didn't work out (WAY worse for him than for me but yeah XD), made excuses for someone who hurt them, enjoys reading, had big plans lined up for their life that COMPLETELY fell apart, takes rules and their wording very seriously, tried their best to be a good caretaker during hard times, has put on a brave face despite being scared and not knowing what to do to avoid scaring someone younger who's depending on them, is the youngest sibling, plays/has played the violin

Callie (Calendula) (OC) - One fully-functional eye, art student, anime club, is the youngest sibling, worked a dead-end job while in school, hates their job, redhead, freckles

Charlie Matchstick (OC) - doesn't feel like a human despite being born one, social anxiety and paranoia, deals with the existential dread by playing video games, feels like a burden on friends when things aren't going well, thinks Sonic games are cool, loves loud music, hates being watched, likes wearing soft baggy clothes, thinks pretty much every animal in existence is cute, prefers warm environments, big appetite, doesn't like getting splashed by or submerged in water

Snowman (Cryo!Charlie) (OC, Mirror AU) - doesn't feel like a human despite being born one, social anxiety and paranoia, hates being watched, gets embarrassed if someone finds out they like something (i'm getting better about that but he's not DX), likes wearing soft baggy clothes, loves loud music, will take time to savor favorite foods, is awkward at making friends (something I also hope I'm getting better at dgjkh)

Nocturne (OC) - Spent many years devoted to a purpose that's ultimately a doomed one, lost a lot and had to start over from scratch, now struggling with trying to forge a new path for themselves

Samanthiel (OC) - Spent many years devoted to a purpose that's ultimately a doomed one, made one big terrible choice and is spending a long time and a lot of work paying for it, partial loss of vision, hates their job but takes it very seriously regardless, big expectations placed on them that they failed to meet, "I don't need anything." (has needs), "I can get by just fine on my own" (is lonely), takes rules and their wording very seriously, lost someone very dear to them, likes cats

Wheelbarrow (OC) - took their job very seriously, is mostly a freelancer now after losing said job, struggling to forge a new path for themselves, is awkward at making friends, is deeply loyal to the friends they've managed to make, had a pen pal they exchanged letters with when they were younger, had given themselves a very important goal that they proceeded to singlemindedly pursue to the detriment of everything else

Frank the Cat (Felix the Cat AU/expy, OC) - Partial loss of vision, works/worked in entertainment industry, overweight, oldest person in most of their friend groups, just wants some good eats and relaxation, deals with the existential dread by ignoring it, is trying with varying degrees of success to buck old self-destructive habits, had big expectations placed on them that they later rejected after trying and failing for years to fulfill them, used to be well known when they were younger and got all messed up bc of it, AFAB, many years spent closeted for safety before they finally stopped giving a shit, favorite meat is salmon

Surfy (OC) - Loves surfin' the World Wide Web, 90s kid, wants to be helpful, is the most familiar with obsolete systems and knows next to nothing about new ones, feels awkward with the physical body they're stuck in

Jabber Warning (Yakko Warner AU/expy) - has subjects of interest they will become an unskippable cutscene about, mind holds oodles of fun facts and useless trivia, enjoys reading, enjoys a very wide range of musical genres, uses silliness to cope with The Horrors, deals with the existential dread by ignoring it, tendency to burst into song, worked in entertainment industry, tried their best to be a good caretaker during hard times, has put on a brave face despite being scared and not knowing what to do to avoid scaring someone younger who's depending on them, has/had two other siblings, not dealing with loss of close family member(s) very well, lactose intolerance

Battat (Green Pippins, Small Mike) (Deltarune character, canon) - tries to deal with unfamiliar situations with excessive planning, likes to solve mysteries, never gets enough sleep, anxiety, is very small, has terrible luck, hates their job but takes it very seriously regardless, will get loud and repeat themselves when upset/flustered, nitpicks the hell out of themselves because it needs to be PERFECT, obsessed with The Character and must find or figure out as much as they can about them, will not shut up to their friends about The Character, spends a lot of time and effort pretending to be The Character, wore a big bulky costume as part of a job, works/worked in entertainment, once drank a very awful-tasting drink to look cool

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